"waterboom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Afrikaans or English water + Afrikaans boom (“tree”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|af|boom|t=tree}} Afrikaans boom (“tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} waterboom (uncountable)
  1. (South Africa, archaic) Syzygium cordatum, a tree typically growing out of wet ground. Tags: South-Africa, archaic, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Myrtle family plants

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